January-February 2014 Palden Sakya Schedule   Message from Khenpo Pema Wangdak: Dear Dharma Family: Happy New Year! Please join Venerable Khenpo Pema Wangdak as we welcome in the New Year on Wednesday, January 1st at our New York City Palden Sakya Center with auspicious beginnings of renewed inspiration and gratitude for a nyin-thun (day-long) prayer at the presence of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. The event will include pujas and prayers for peace, prosperity, good health for all of us and for everyone in this world. We will spend our day together with this theme in our mind that  "Doing Prayer and Meditation is a Very Noble and Generous act."  Everyone is welcome. Wednesday, January 1 Palden Sakya New York City Center 4 W. 101 St., #63, New York, NY 10025 Come for the day or for one or both sessions. Vegetarian lunch served from 12:30-1:30 PM. RSVP, especially if you are joining lunch—email: paldensakya@vikramasila.org Schedule of Events: 10:00-11:30 AM Tara Puja 12:30-1:30 PM Lunch 2:00-4 PM Nechog (16 Arhat Puja)   Palden Sakya New York City Center January-February Winter Sessions 4 W. 101 St., #63, New York, NY 10025 Suggested donation: $20.00 for each session We look forward to seeing everyone for the start of our series of Dharma sessions. Your donations are appreciated. Monday Tibetan Language Sessions: All levels welcome. January 6, 27; February 3, 10, 17 6:00-7:30 PM Please email registration to: paldensakya@vikramasila.org Tuesday Lecture Series: A Guide to Bodhisattvas Way of Life January 7, 28; February 4, 11, 18 7:00-9:00 PM Everyone welcome Wednesday Sanskrit Class: All levels welcome. January 8, 29; February 5, 12, 19 9:00-10:30 AM Please email registration to: paldensakya@vikramasila.org     Khenpo Pema will be at Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca, NY from January 24-26 for a guided White Tara weekend program (Initiation and instruction). Please visit www.namgyal.org Khenpo Pema will be at the Wisconsin and Minnesota Sakya Centers from January 13-21. Contact Paul Hagstrom for info about Wisconsin program: hagstromorama@gmail.com Contact Silvia Yueh for info about Minnesota program: silviayueh@mac.com   Palden Sakya Woodstock 15 Meads Mountain Road, Woodstock, NY Contact Jo Schwartz for directions: 845-679-4024   Saturday, January 11 2:00 PM Lecture: A Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life   Palden Sakya New Jersey Home of Laura and Philip Vogel 318 Marlboro Rd., Englewood, NJ 07631   Saturday, February 8 2:00 PM Lecture: A Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life   Palden Sakya Springfield VT http://www.studiotimeandspace.org/ Hosts: Tom Lauritsen and Kathleen O'Donnell 59 Main Street Springfield, VT 05156 T. 802 885-5129 February 15-16     About The Vikramasila Foundation and Palden Sakya Centers for Buddhist study are run under the auspices of His Holiness Sakya Trizin and under the direction of Khenpo Pema Wangdak. Dharma Centers There are Palden Sakya Centers are located in the Americas and Europe. See here for locations and contact information. Calendar See our calendar for all upcoming events. Khenpo Lama Pema Wangdak travels and teaches extensively around the world. Stop by or give us a call if you are near any of our centers. We hope you are able to participate in our programs.

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